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Little Big World

Little Big World

(Malý velký svět), various
original version / Czech and English subtitles, 62 min

This year for the first time, we will introduce a special program for nine to eleven-year-olds. We have picked playful, funny films full of imagination where heroes face the same obstacles as their peers around the world.

The children in these five short stories overcome their handicaps with disarming honesty, they fight injustice and disappointment, they worry, crave encouragement, friendship and most importantly they do not lose hope.

Lexdysia
Marc Reisbig, N - PL, 2010

A story about a boy’s fight with dyslexia –chaotic words come alive, morph into weird shapes and threaten to overcome him. The boy must use his imagination to vanquish his nightmares.

The Fantastic 3
Esben Toennsen, DK, 2009

Nine-year-old Casper tells his friends at school about his dad and his boring job in public service. At night, though his dad changes into a superhero that with his three sidekicks helps the entire city. Now all Casper has to do is to convince the class that the superhero story is true.

Chasing Cotton Clouds
Samuel Dore, GB, 2011

Michael is eleven, deaf and lives only with his sister. To escape the trouble of everyday life he creates his own world from cotton wool and paper. Will he ever manage to find his place in the real world?

Hangman
H. Ramsdal - C. Semec, N, 2007

What happens when seven-year-old Miriam with a heavy lisp falls in love with Stanley? A story about courage and the obstacles Miriam is willing to overcome even though her classmates mock her. Now it is time to play hangman.

Pentecost
Peter McDonald, IRL, 2010

Damian is an altar boy in a church. One day he is called to serve at an important mass and he has to make a tough decision. He has only two options – to submit or to follow his heart and play soccer.